I don’t think anybody suppressed their memories. Atsali suppressed it herself because it was so traumatic, and Castela really was a widdle plant at the time, operating on instinct. Just look at how Marius was talking to her earlier. It’s how you talk to something that cant understand your words, but can understand your tone, so you talk anyway.

I said nosiness cause I couldn’t think of a better word at the time. Yes, she meant well, but there were several indications from adults she loves and trusts that this was not going to be easy to process knowledge. Heck, Phix very nearly stopped her before her outburst as to why she wanted to do this…and *still* had to pause before deciding to let her continue. Lily didn’t want to put her through this either but got dragged into it.

Stubbornness might be better. Pickle could certainly have gone about this more delicately that her bull in a china shop method and likely saved herself some pain. The adults could’ve helped explain that, but at the same time, I doubt our little Castela would’ve listened.

Also, given the trauma of the events, the kids likely suppressed their own memories if they had them from that age(Atsali has eidetic memory, so likely would remember it if she didn’t suppress details and I don’t think Castela was at a level to have memories yet)

No, she needs family, real family, Tanta Phix type family
If Phix really is her grandmother, that means that Shelly is a cousin? Send Shelley in, she would understand what it means to have lost a parent, even if said parent showed up decades later as a little girl

I think Shelly is as about as much family as is Bud. They’re close-knit friends of her mother who have unofficially adopted each other.
Bud might survive her lashing out easier. Phix might as well. Doesn’t The Library give the appointed librarians some extra durability within its confines? I seem to remember something like that.